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wall a boost. >> couldn't shake his tail fast enough. a military union that will make your morning, "fox and friends first" starts right now. ♪ heather: it is dark out there. rob: it better be dark. heather: you are watching "fox and friends first". rob: thanks for starting your day with us. we have some whether to start with, fox news alert, manhunt

underway for a cough killer on the loose in the state of hawaii marking the sixth police officer shot in the us just this week. jillian: we have more on the latest attacks on our men and women in blue. >> reporter: even paradise isn't spared, brave men and women in blue with the officer shot dead and the manhunt for his killer intensifying overnight. authorities were conducting a traffic stop tuesday night when the driver got out and fired multiple shots. officer bronson who was struck in the neck and leg later died at the hospital, the tenure police veteran was honored as officer of the month in april 2014, he leaves behind a wife and three small children. in massachusetts handcuff that used to hang off of the belt of michael chesna were used to

restrain the man accused of killing the officer with his own gun. this shows a state police trooper putting the cuffs on emmanuel lopez on his way to his arraignment, he shot chesna ten times before killing a 77-year-old woman. this week alone six officers were shot, three in missouri, one in north carolina. these latest deaths bringing the disturbing number of officers killed by gunfire alone in 2018 to 33 according to the officer down memorial page, and absolutely horrific first 7 months of 2018. jillian: a corrections officer is dead after a brutal attack, minnesota officer reportedly beaten with a hammer and an inmate work area. the suspect serving a 30 year

sentence. the officer was armed with pepper spray and a radio to call for backup. he had been with the department for 16 years. rob: 22 soldiers, a large tent collapses in a military base, wind caused by a black hawk helicopter. down the structure in california. this happened during an annual training exercise. most of the injuries were minor, four soldiers were taken to the hospital. >> republicans passed a measure supporting ice agents but some democrats call it a stunned. rob: the house backing a spending bill that would give $5 billion to secure the border. >> jillian turner live from the

hill. >> a direct response to abolish the immigration and customs enforcement agency known as ice, the nonbinding resolution passed 244-35 with an additional 120 democrats voting present allowing them to avoid voting for or against. and after the vindication of that vote ice supporters firing back including agencies departed leader. >> what is incredible is politicians, members of the legislature would much rather abolish a law enforcement agency than fix a law. ice is enforcing the law, rather than doing their job and fixing it let's abolish -- ridiculous. >> democrats took the vote is an opportunity to hit back against the trump administration on the so-called separation policy and accuse republican colleagues of pulling a political stunt. >> a meaningless political stunt

to change the subject from international and domestic shame unleashed on us by donald trump. >> reporter: amid the hullabaloo on capitol hill the men and women of ice are staying focused on mission. a statement from the acting director reads in part, quote, our workforce carries out there important mission and we will not be deterred by threats against our agency. i'm grateful to members of congress who publicly declared their support for the brave dedicated men and women. this gave republicans an opportunity to express support for immigration enforcement. they are throwing support behind a new house funding bill that includes $5 million to build the border wall. rob: you had a great story about what ice really does. democrats running for reelection in red states already on thin ice when it comes to immigration

enforcement. jillian: katie pavlovich reports democrats on record refusing to support ice. >> it will resonate, they don't have real issues going after, they walked into this by backing the socialist from new york, we should abolish ice, senator jill a brand from new york jumped in, 100 protesters offended on the senate. and the entire afternoon about abolishing ice. democratic senators and congresswomen and men showed up to protest with them. it is a good thing they call their bluff on it. and put it on the floor for a vote. >> recent fox news paul just 18%

of americans were in favor of abolishing the immigration and customs enforcement agency. vladimir putin appearing to believe the russian president over our own us intelligence, donald trump trying to make things clear that he does in fact agree russia metals in the 2016 election. >> you hold him personally responsible. >> i would because he's in charge of the country like i consider myself to be responsible for things in this country. certainly is the leader of a country you have to i respond. >> the comments come after intense criticism from both sides of the aisle after the conference with vladimir putin in helsinki. jillian: donald trump are the first lady paying tribute to a

fallen secret service agent. bill remick and had a stroke and died protecting donald trump at his golf club in scotland. the 42-year-old spent five years in the marine corps before dedicating 19 years to the secret service. his body returning to the us draped in an american flag at joint base andrews. donald trump writing, quote, our prayers are with the special agent's loved ones, we grieve with then. he leaves behind a wife and two kids. >> mike pence heading to the midwest, flying to st. louis to promote american tax let's before attending an event from missouri. holly is running to unseat incumbent democratic senator claire mccaskill. donald trump will fund raise next week. mike pence making a stop in illinois to stump for mike bosse. >> today donald trump will sign an executive order to expand vocational training for american

workers. ivanka trump outlining the plentiful job openings around the country. >> the council will work to develop a national workforce strategy and bring together leadership for work already being done to further amplify that. >> they will pave the way for 500,000 new jobs. executives from ibm, fedex and lockheed martin expected to attend today's event. rob: america's best athletes come together for former professional race car driver danica patrick hosting that event in los angeles and taking a few political jabs. >> the national anthem controversy. i have not seen a russian displeased with washington

since, well, two days ago. jillian: and more touching moments, three coaches killed in the parkland school shooting honored for saving lives with the best coach award. >> jim kelly was fighting cancer giving an emotional speech while accepting the jimmy v award for perseverance. >> doesn't have to be cancer. the smile you have on your face could be different the next day. remember that. always never give up. jillian: our friend jake would, a marine receiving the pat tillman award for service. the nonprofit deployed veterans to help with natural disaster relief. rob: you might remember janice

dean after hurricane harvey. 11 minutes after the hour, bright future for the american worker but not if you ask the democrats. what does it take to acknowledge the job creation and economic boom we are seeing under the president. peter morrissey will explain why this comes down to politics and the midterms. >> it is what it is, it will not let me stop me from doing what i want to do. jillian: the nfl player who plans to take a fine to disrespect the flag. ♪

jillian: democrats new darling blasting new york governor andrew cuomo for his women's equality party. congressional candidate

alexandria cortez slamming him for endorsing men instead of supporting her and other women running for office. or comments come as we learn facebook will sponsor one of the largest annual gatherings of far left progressives where cortez will be a keynote speaker. the nation conference will be held in new orleans. a democrat running for the only house he has never stepped foot in the state and won't campaign there. he considered south dakota her home base but says she felt compelled to run in alaska to share her perspective on things like education and the environment telling the associated press, quote, don't lock me out just because i'm not a homeboy, you should be thankful i care enough and interested enough and passionate enough to want to make things better. rob: a tale of two economies. the federal reserve is shooting down the doom and gloom the rhetoric about trade war saying the future looks bright for the

american worker. >> robust job gains, rising after-tax income and optimism among households lifted consumer spending in recent months. difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of current discussions over trade policy. overall we see the risk of the economy unexpectedly weakening as roughly balanced with the possibility of the economy growing faster than we anticipate. rob: democrats threatened by the president's economic success as we head into the midterms. former us international trade commission chief and economist peter moricci, thank you for coming back. let's start with unemployment. we are down 4% at this point. the anticipation is it is going to keep falling something like 3.6%. is that right? >> we get 4% growth this quarter, we are absorbing more workers than a new entrance into

the labor force so the unemployment rate will keep on falling, we can go down 3% without risking inflation. >> we are at pretty much full employment in the country. >> we have more job openings, and more job openings, the economy seems to lure people off the bench, during the obama years were encouraged essentially to sign up for some kind of welfare instead of working. >> more people coming out, giving up and that should make unemployment go up if more people are searching again. >> we are adding more jobs, people maturing to 21 or so and people getting off of the bench.

we have a large residual from folks who have not worked in recent years but could work. we are in good shape in that regard. >> a successful economy from the aspects i have seen, looking at potential of four interest rate hikes after having virtually none over the last we 10 years. >> interest rates were arbitrarily low, 21/4% on the federal funds rate, the bank overnight lending rate. it is hardly alarming. we are far away from an interest rate threatening to the recovery so businesses don't do reckless things by borrowing. shep: and indicator how flat the economy is from 2008 to 2016. everything kept so low and so

long. >> democrats got a data problem. barack obama and colin kaepernick told us that it can't grow more than to present and turned the record that was 2%. donald trump is turning in a more robust record, we are growing, growing in the right places, manufacturing is expanding which create high-quality jobs. people are starting to switch jobs again, moved from their jobs where they were fixed in place so they can get a 15% raise. democrats really have a problem. trump's economy for all the theatrics performs very well. >> all the summit the trade war, thank you, appreciate it. jillian: sasha baron cohen called out with a gun store

owner who wasn't fooled by the actors, come back.

>> welcome back, one player defied orders on the national anthem policy. he will neil no matter the cost? >> nothing will stop me do what i want to do. if they want to have these battles. rob: carly shimkus with serious xm 115 here with reaction online. >> the national anthem policy gives players an option to stand respectfully or remain in the locker room if they choose not

to stand. of player decides to protest that player or the team could face a fine. for the last two seasons casey has raised a fist at the end of the national anthem. it is unclear if that would result in a penalty but his comments sitting social media on fire. cindy says casey is right, i don't like it but i like the fact that you can. it shows the wrong message to our youth, there are ways to protest the doesn't show disrespect but kneeling on the flag when you have the ability to stand does, james chiming in saying like last year we will be watching, keep disrespecting the fans and the fans will not show and watch, that is all there is to it. we will see how this plans out but we are in for another season of protests. >> let's talk about sasha baron

cohen. >> with all these politicians coming out saying sasha baron cohen tricked them. got to wonder how he pulled the wall over so many eyes but we are learning he may not always get away with it because a california gun store owner said he is the victim of one of his pranks but called him out on the spot, recognized him. take a listen to what he has to say. >> we already knew his game, he is here to make a mockery of gun owners, the gun business. as soon as i said that, his eyes looked at me, turned out the door. >> what he says with a fake beard on, heavily in makeup, he saw right through it and a lot of people are talking about this. when twitter user says trying to purchase a gun using a false identity a crime and another

twitter user says the storeowner did a good job by spotting sasha baron cohen. showtime has no comment on the situation. jillian: they will be on "fox and friends first" later. this is my favorite video of my entire life. >> this viral video shows how much a dog is man's best friend. this army pilot decided to surprise his dog, betty, when he returned from afghanistan by covering himself in blankets and laying on the couch but didn't take long to figure it out. >> what is it? what is this? >> that bond, you can't beat it.

this is how tyler reacts when i am home. >> absolutely love it. >> 27 after the hour donald trump slamming the president of turkey for refusing to release an american pastor held prisoner. how congress hopes to step in and get them out. >> two liberal cities once noncitizens casting ballots in their elections. our next guest, vice chair of the california republican party will have the warning for those who vote legally. - my family and i did a fundraiser walk in honor of my dad,

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held on charges of spying. jillian: jackie ibanez joins us with what is next. >> calls for action growing louder, as he is denied freedom. donald trump calling the decision a total disgrace on twitter adding he has been held hostage far too long. turkey's president should do something to free his wonderful christian husband and father who has done nothing wrong and his family needs him. he is facing a 35 year sentence for allegedly aiding terror groups and espionage. they provided no evidence of aiding the group. his wife also jailed with him in 2016. the two ran christian churches for 23 years on a clean record. they will remain behind bars following his third court hearing in four months. >> this case has a risk of turning into a shame, that is

how i see it. >> turkey's president admitted he is holding brunson as leverage against a muslim cleric, apparent enemy of his, both sides of the aisle calling for his release. the fact they would have pastor brunson and some other americans imprisoned on charges that don't hold water calls into question our relationship so there are actions we can take in congress. i hope it won't be necessary. >> i saw nothing that would keep somebody in jail overnight in the us judicial system. >> brunson's lawyers as donald trump has the turkish president on the phone. the next court date is scheduled

for october. >> the white house has been working behind-the-scenes to negotiate his freedom despite the constant barrage of negative press over other parts of the president's foreign-policy. >> mike huckabee says that speaks volumes about donald trump. >> i'm proud the president is bringing this up and keeping it before the public as is mike pence. we talked about vladimir putin, he is a murderer and all the things people call him but everyone is not a saint and the fact that he is holding this american pastor in prison, time for our fellow nato member turkey to decide they want to be part of a civilized human race or they don't and appreciate the fact donald trump is pushing hard against the turkish government and saying this shouldn't be happening at let's hope you can make some headway and the american press will pay some attention to this as much

as they are to vladimir putin. >> anti-trump protesters flooding times square to criticize corruption in the government. lots of people, this protest in new york city one of dozens to confront corruption, protests held around the country. a large group gathering near the white house with signs accusing the president of treason and calling for his impeachment. california will remain as one state for now. calls for three separate states within california be removed from the november ballot. the proposition got enough signatures to qualify but justices say there are significant questions regarding the validity. former president barack obama

slamming his own gender during a speech in south africa. >> blue blue have been getting on minors. every day i read in the newspaper and i think what is wrong with you guys? was wrong with us? we are violent, empowering more women right away is going to lead to some better policies. rob: what do you think of his remarks, email us at friends first flip of foxnews.com. >> giving noncitizens the right to vote, pushing to allow refugees and asylum-seekers to vote in local elections. san francisco taking a step further by registering illegal immigrants to vote in city elections but shouldn't the right to vote be based on citizenship? california republican party vice chair, thank you for joining us. >> i am a legal immigrant to

this country and there's only a handful of cities that allow noncitizens to vote. the reason people are opposed to this is you make a commitment to this country, take an oath to this country, which you can't do if you have divided loyalty, taking it one step further allowing illegal aliens to register to vote starting this month and that raises troubling questions about who is making decisions. >> why do some of the cities and towns want them to vote? >> it is obvious, the perception by the democrats is aliens, particularly illegal aliens are more likely to vote democratic once they become citizens. we don't have to wait for them to become citizens, let them vote now and vote for the progressive policies, more money, more taxes etc.. >> what would be some pros and

cons? >> illegal aliens are registered to vote in school board elections. hiring and firing decisions, the next step is a slippery slope to allow them to vote for supervisors, why not? the argument they live in our jurisdiction, shouldn't they have a say? felons don't have a say in most elections, they are not permanently committed to being americans or in that jurisdiction. portland is looking at allowing people up here, quote, legally temporarily but most do not get approved and many of them are safe from some of these countries so the push is by a city councilman who is an illegal alien originally who

wants this. citizens have to fight this and say we want people voting in our elections to our here, committed to the us, sworn to uphold our constitution and allegiance to our flag only and not people who are divided allegiance. jillian: what is your message to some of these community members? >> for the community members, look towards being a citizen of the united states is a great privilege and honor and something that is precious and should be taken seriously and if you're here illegally you have a different challenge under current law and that should be as well. you should go back to your country and wait in line like other people who come legally. that is the most important message but citizens of these jurisdictions need to take charge. we have voter apathy in our

country, people need to come out and vote. we have illegal aliens in the vote because san francisco after being rejected twice the third time around in a low turnout election, a light majority of voters voted for that but i am sure you will see expansion of liberal jurisdictions throughout the united states, naturally people who are here are more interested in voting for more benefits for themselves, more support for legal and illegal aliens and so forth. jillian: appreciate it, have a good day. it is 20 minutes until the top of the hour. rhetoric from democrats forcing many from the party to walk away. up next the vietnam veteran who did that and said it was the best decision of his life. speaking of war, look at this world war gender revealed. the moment fireworks go flying into a proud of partygoers sending people running away. ♪

>> good morning. initiative to stop illegal immigrants from getting drivers licenses in california gaining steam. donald rosenberg will start collecting signatures to get the measure on the 2020 ballot. he was killed when riding a motorcycle hit by an illegal immigrant driver who was granted temporary immigration status and spent 43 days in jail. >> 2020, the way the law works, we are gathering signatures starting in two three weeks. >> have you seen any pushback against your ballot measure? >> certainly the democratic legislature. >> the measure looking to get rid of the current sanctuary state law and automatic voter

registration practices. >> dnc deputy chairman keith ellison slamming the nation's southern border, the minnesota representative says it stops central american workers from searching for higher-paying jobs in the us. >> certain people get certain rights go back and forth across the border seeking the lowest wages but people cannot go back and forth across the border so what it creates is an imbalance and injustice. >> in may ellison made headlines calling for elimination of all members. >> calls to abolish ice, giving universal income, far left values forcing many democrats to join the walk away movement and abandon their party. >> former democrat who walked away decades ago and hasn't

looked back, vietnam veteran, thank you for coming on this morning. >> thank you, appreciate the opportunity. >> what happened to your former party? >> that is an interesting question. i grew up in a very strong, very active conservative democrat household. we were taught interesting things such as personal responsibility and patriotism. as things moved along the democrat party moved to the left and i started questioning at that point whether or not the democrat party met the goals i had for myself. >> you switched parties 40 years ago, is that correct? >> close to 40 years ago. over a 2 or 3-year. go in that.

go of time. on principle, then i was for democrats. made me take a long look at the situation. >> a lot of people say this is no longer the party of john f. kennedy junior and you had quotes like ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. that is not the mentality anymore of the democratic party in your opinion. >> that is not the direction they are hitting. and most cases they are lacking personal responsibility, rewarding people who do not look out for themselves and those things are against the values that i hold. >> looking at what is going on in politics today and the fighting between the two parties what do you make of it?

>> we are at a critical time in our political culture. a situation right now where the two parties are farther apart than they ever were. i left the democrat party and became a republican there was a difference which is nowhere near as great as the country today. rob: appreciate your insight and experience. to see where these parties have come and how they changed, thank you for your time, appreciate it. >> thank you. hundreds of thousands of cars, they could roll away.

and -- >> do we have your attention? >> jillian produced the show this morning. ♪

>> fox business alert. jillian: a huge recall from forward. >> reporter: forward is recalling 550,000 vehicles. there could be a lever, could cause your vehicle to roll away.

this is the 2013-16 ford fusion and the 2013-14 ford escape and when you think your car may be in part, something could happen, trigger it to roll. and make sure you put your parking brake on just to be safe. rob: i thought somebody stole it. mcdonald's and starbucks. jillian: you wouldn't think these two teaming up because they are typically competitors. for the sake of the environment. both parties want to come up with a fully recyclable compostable cup. this is a huge movement on this plastic pollution, this was an initiative started by starbucks, the next generation cup challenge giving entrepreneurs a

chance to come up to develop all the materials and mcdonald's has joined that initiative so hopefully in the next two years they will come out with something that is fully recyclable. >> the water bottles have been terrible. >> the good, bad and ugly. funky firefighters pose with adorable dogs up for adoption. posting this video, to benefit the humane society. >> next, the ugly, a gender revealed goes terribly wrong.

they are so ridiculous. a couple using fireworks to announce they are having a baby girl, goes terribly wrong and send partygoers running. nobody hurt, just scared. >> that attempted to hitch a ride goes horribly wrong. the first -- finding himself stuck in the front grill of the police cruiser. thankfully rescued and expected to make a speedy recovery. rob: coming up at 5:00, the left's abolish ice movement has been slammed on the house for, lawmakers overwhelmingly backing and supporting the agency. jillian: congressman clay hagan joins us in the next hour of "fox and friends first".

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>> thursday july 19th, fox news alert happening right now. manhunt for cop killer in hawaii. rob: that's right, what we learned about the shooter lengthy rap sheet. how congress could come together to bring him home. shocking moment a talent show act doesn't go as planned. rob: heart-stopping mishap

stunned judges and a crowd. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ rob: killer shot of new york. jillian: look at that, gorgeous. rob: beauty, wow. could stay on that for a few minutes. jillian: you think that you would never had seen sunrise. rob: good morning, you're watching "fox & friends" i'm rob schmitt. jillian: and i'm jillian mele. house republicans passed bill supporting ice agents but democrats calling it a stunt. rob: